Relating to: various changes to the worker’s compensation law, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty. (FE)

SB 676 amends Wisconsin's worker's compensation law to update benefit rates, strengthen fraud prevention, and clarify administrative procedures. It establishes new requirements for insurers to report suspected fraud involving misclassified employees (e.g., incorrect job category assignments to lower insurance costs), sets specific maximum compensation rates for permanent partial disability injuries based on injury dates, and grants the Department of Workforce Development authority to create rules for processing claims. The bill directly affects employers (through classification rules), insurers (with fraud reporting duties), and injured workers (via updated benefit calculations). These changes aim to improve transparency and enforcement within the worker's compensation system without altering core eligibility criteria.